Victorian Hawthorn & Swallow Enamel Locket & Collar silver gilt a vibrant blood-red

a vibrant blood-red

Centrepiece: 3

representing the chthonic or underworld aspect of Zeus

They each comprise two pear shaped white paste stones

so much for the caduceus

Victorian Hawthorn & Swallow Enamel Locket & Collar silver gilt a vibrant blood-redDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 The hawthorn is entwined in the English mythos stretching back many millennia primarily associated, in secular realms at least, with beauty, strength, and protection, the latter as a result of its medicinal properties. Also known as the May Tree, Mayflower, White May, or simply The May. Its roots are embedded in Celtic tales, Arthurian legends, and Christian symbolism alike. In the Pagan tradition, the hawthorn was a fertility